After the Jingling Mountain Massacre, the Xizhou Alliance attached great importance to it. Zhao Wuji sent elite troops to investigate. There were many survivors in Fang City at that time. Through the confessions of survivors among the guards in Fang City, Zhao Wuji's troops found many scattered people at that time.
Xiu, and through the confessions of those casual cultivators, found out that many businesses were actually smugglers from the desert.
So the Xizhou Alliance notified Tiandao Sect in the name of the alliance, requesting Tiandao Sect to thoroughly investigate the matter and hand over the murderer of the Jingling Mountain Massacre.
Killing people to seize treasures is something that undermines the stability of the region. This kind of thing is not allowed to exist in the mainstream world of immortality. This is the same even for Tiandao Sect. Once murders and treasure seizures occur frequently in a city or city, then it will inevitably
It would make the cultivator think that this area is unsafe and reduce trade. What's more, this matter still robbed the entire city, so Tiandao Sect had to investigate.
However, after a casual investigation by the Tiandao Sect, they found that this kind of thing has happened too many times over the past hundreds of years. Not only the other forces in the desert are doing it, but even his disciples of the Tiandao Sect have also done countless such things.
If a strict investigation is required, then this will be a false case, and the disciples of Tiandao Sect will be implicated. Although Yu is suppressing the other factions in Tiandao Sect, his basic face still needs to be maintained. If he goes too far,
, the other factions will definitely not do it, and Tiandao Sect will immediately have a tendency to split.
Moreover, Yu also believed that this was a test by Xizhou. Once he gave in, Xizhou would uncover other cases to suppress his prestige.
So Yu quickly gave an extremely perfunctory investigation, claiming that those who killed people and grabbed treasures were all rogue cultivators, and they didn’t know their origins. There were thousands of rogue cultivators, but they couldn’t find anyone. If they wanted someone, they had to find them themselves.
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Such perfunctory words naturally made Zhao Wuji extremely angry. At this time, there were no eighth-level monks in Xizhou, so he was unable to resist the Tiandao Sect, but Zhao Wuji did not want to swallow this breath.
Because this kind of thing has happened too many times over the years, compared with other states, Xizhou has become a chaotic and disorderly place. This is something that the Xizhou Alliance will never tolerate.
So the Xizhou Alliance once again gathered 500,000 troops and rushed to the Jin Kingdom in Xizhou to seal the borders and strictly investigate the desert monks and desert merchants.
The most pitiable among them are those merchants in the desert. They do business in Xizhou and do not enjoy the benefits of other regions. Tariffs are high, costs are high, and profits are low. Now they are under strict investigation again, and many small businesses and large businesses have closed down immediately.
Injury to muscles and bones.
The desert monks were not much better. They were often investigated by the Xizhou monks. Those Xizhou monks were not polite, and conflicts often broke out between the two sides. In the conflict, the desert monks would definitely suffer.
In just a few months, the desert monks left Xizhou one after another and returned to the desert. Now they could not survive in Xizhou at all. As for the smuggling operation, they were severely investigated and punished. For a time, all the forces in the desert were mourning.
Although the desert has a large territory, its output is not much, and it relies heavily on the flow of resources to ensure their daily needs. Therefore, various forces have complained to Tiandao Sect and asked Tiandao Sect to deal with this matter.
Yu immediately felt the crisis. Damo has been suppressed by Lin Xiao in recent years, and it has been extremely difficult for businesses in various places. This has made the development of Damo very unsatisfactory. The development speed is much slower than other places. If Damo is attacked again at this time, Damo may be in trouble.
Life is going to be difficult.
When the time comes, the Tiandao Sect has a great cause and can sustain it, but those small forces may not be able to. Once a large number of small forces are annihilated, only the Tiandao Sect will be left. No matter how strong they are, they are as strong as Kunlun, and they will not need the support of a large number of forces.
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Tiandao Sect immediately sent people to contact Xizhou and expressed their willingness to re-investigate and severely punish the murderer. Their attitude began to soften, while Tiandao Sect was willing to give in, and Zhao Wuji did not want to completely fall out.
At this time, no eighth-level monks have appeared in Xizhou. If they fall out directly, it will be detrimental to Xizhou. After discussion with the Moon Emperor and others, Zhao Wuji decided to give Tiandao Sect a step down. They still need to endure it until they are able to deal with it.
Tiandaozong will decide the issue of falling out later.
After Xizhou gave him face, Yu immediately ordered the secret guards to investigate. After hundreds of years of management, the secret guards of Tiandao Sect have greatly increased their strength. They may not be much to the outside world, but they are extremely strict internally.
Soon, the secret guard found out about Old Ancestor Zhang. This Old Ancestor Zhang was a Taoist cultivator and was not much of a master. But the problem was that Old Ancestor Zhang was a member of the Tiandao Sect’s Golden Stage cultivator, and he was quite capable.
Being taken seriously, if we dig deeper, it will be extremely involved, and the problem will be thrown back to Yu.
"Sect Master, this matter is actually not difficult to handle. What Xizhou wants is an attitude. They don't want to turn against us and start a war, so let's give them an attitude. This matter was done by ten small family monks.
They just take it out and take the blame.”
Yu felt a little headache and summoned his confidants to discuss the matter. Zhong Linyu suggested, pull out a few scapegoats to take the blame, is this kind of thing difficult?
"It's easy to take the blame, but I also have to take care of the overall situation. We desert monks are already weak. If we lose people's hearts, how can we achieve anything by just relying on our Tiandao Sect family?"
Yu shook his head. It's not that easy for the boss. Tiandao Sect is the boss of the desert monks. If you don't stand up for your younger brother, but instead ask your younger brother to go out and take the blame when something happens, it will inevitably make people feel chilly. Once these vassals are alienated from Tiandao Sect,
That's not good.
"Sect Master, I think your worries are completely unnecessary. We are the righteous people now, and it is our duty to maintain the rules of the righteous path. The behavior of these ten monks is a violation of public anger. Who asked them to do it, and they did not do it cleanly and killed people.
It is only natural that we should pay with our lives. We should be tougher and more straightforward, only punishing the culprits, and then compensate them from other places. I forgive them and they dare not say anything."
"Elder Zhong makes sense. Sect Master, we have to be responsible for the entire desert. Now because of the actions of these few small family monks, our entire desert has been restricted by Xizhou. We have already suffered heavy losses, and the other forces will inevitably accept this result.
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Another person also said that the location of the desert is very awkward. To the north is Beizhou, but Beizhou is poor and weak. Otherwise, they would not have to go to Dongzhou to develop. The desert monks would not gain any benefit from going to Beizhou to trade.
To the southeast is Kunlun, which is quite profitable, but Kunlun has been suppressed even more severely by Lin Xiao, and the market has shrunk by more than half. Only going south to Xizhou is the focus of their development. Xizhou has a vast territory and is developing well.
It is a key area for desert monk trade, accounting for at least about 30%.
Now that Xizhou is using the excuse to suppress Da Mo, all the forces in Da Mo have suffered huge losses. This has already made people unhappy and resentful. If a few small forces are used to attack them, they will definitely accept it internally.
"Okay, leave this matter to Zhong Linyu. I want you to give me a perfect answer within half a month at the latest."
"Sect Master, please rest assured, it won't take half a month."
Zhong Linyu replied, there are only ten small families, there are not ten thousand people in total, and they don't even have a spiritual light period, how can they be his opponent.
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"Master, what did the sect master say?"
Returning to his residence, Lian Xin greeted him. Lian Xin is now also a senior member of Tiandao Sect, but his status is obviously not comparable to that of old people like Zhong Linyu.
"They are almost following our plan. The sect leader decided to sacrifice these ten small families in exchange for Xizhou's forgiveness."
"That's good. Let the inside of the desert accumulate more resentment. When we launch it, the Tiandao Sect will be left alone."
Lian Xin was immediately overjoyed. This outcome was what they had predicted. Under the current situation, it was impossible for the two sides to fight, so their current strategy was to divide the desert and alienate Tiandao Sect.
"Sect Master, leave this matter to me, and you will be responsible for the details. No problem, right?"
"No problem, but what about the Zhang family?"
"We will deal with it if it needs to be dealt with, but you have to get the evidence. You also know the order from Boss Ye. We may have to take action in a few years. Our hard days are almost over."
Zhong Linyu replied that Ye Nanyu had already sent him a message. As long as Yu Tianxiang breaks through the Dongxuan stage, he can take action against Tiandao Sect. By then, the four Dongxuan stages will attack Yu in groups, and the chance of winning is not small.
"Master, why didn't Mr. Ye ask the leader to take action? If the leader took action, there would be no need for us to go to all this trouble. We would just push him aside."
"The master is planning something big. All the high-level elixirs in the world of immortality have been converging on the Shenmu Sect in recent years. What the master wants to do is beyond our ability to guess.
Moreover, the head of the sect is also selecting a successor. We have to push Boss Ye to the top, and we cannot let Bai Zichen occupy this position."
"Bai Zichen, master, why should he compete with Boss Ye? In terms of merit and ability, how can he compare to Boss Ye?"
Lian Xin was stunned, and her tone was quite complaining. In the eyes of the Ye Xiao people, their boss Ye Nanyu was brilliant, resourceful, and had excellent operational abilities. Why should Bai Zichen be the heir to the leadership?
"Shut up, just say this in front of me. If you return to the sect, you must not say it."
"I see"
"Look, you didn't take it into your head. Nan Xuan is in power over the sect, and what he hates most is the mountain-top doctrine in the sect. If he knows that the mountain-top trend of the sect is rising, I'm afraid something will happen again.
Well, the Bai family has been severely suppressed in recent years. If it weren't for Bai Zichen and others, the Bai family would have been dismantled by Nan Xuan."
"Master, what's going on with Nanshou Tower? Why does he always have trouble with the family disciples?"
Lian Xin couldn't figure it out. Bai Zichen and others also made great military exploits for the sect. Why did Nan Xuan always have trouble with them and always suppress the family disciples.
"What do you know? It would be the same if I were in power. Forget it, let's not talk about this matter. You can go and rest."
Zhong Linyu shook his head. This matter is related to the balance of the sect's power. If it weren't for the instruction of the leader, Nan Xuan would not have the courage. They can't control it now, and they are not in the sect.